Title: Wind Energy Facilities

Abstract

This book takes readers inside the places where daily discoveries shape the next generation of wind power systems. Energy Department laboratory facilities span the United States and offer wind research capabilities to meet industry needs. The facilities described in this book make it possible for industry players to increase reliability, improve efficiency, and reduce the cost of wind energy -- one discovery at a time. Whether you require blade testing or resource characterization, grid integration or high-performance computing, Department of Energy laboratory facilities offer a variety of capabilities to meet your wind research needs.

The report H.R. 2572 is a bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabilities Act of 1980 to establish citizen advisory boards for Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities and to require the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to conduct public health and exposure assessments of such facilities. The proposed legislative text is included.

This book presents an overview of European wind energy technology as it exists today. It is a result of an investigation of more than 150 wind turbines of various types and sizes currently operating in the member countries of the European Community. As a first step, the monitoring equipment of a number of relevant wind turbines had to be improved, so that it became possible to enlarge the European data base and to improve its quality. Eventually, an important aspect was the collection of reliable data. However, the main purpose of this European effort was not the collection of datamore » but rather their exploitation and analysis. The present book presents a full set of technological trends in European wind energy technology, which is based on actual experience. These results have already been applied to the definition of a European development strategy for this technology: the second research and development program of the European Community, which currently extends from 1985 to 1988.« less

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